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Basil
Genovese Organic
| 13 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Beans (Bush Snap)
| 8 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | |
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Beans (Lima)
King Of The Garden
| 34 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | Do not plant too soon! If the soil has not warmed sufficiently, the seeds will rot in the ground before they germinate. For an earlier crop, place black plastic over the row one week before planting. Slit the plastic with an X mark every 6 inches and plant 2 seeds in each opening.
This heirloom variety was first introduced in 1883. The tall, 8 foot vines yield plenty of dark green, 8 inch pods, each holding 4-6 large beans inside. |
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Beans (Pole)
Lazy Housewife
| 14 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | Heirloom "Lazy wife "requires no stringing and will bear till first frost.
Plant late well after last frost ( end of May) and this late maturer will be producing most crop from august when school resumes. 78 days to maturity. |
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Beet
Long Season
| 30 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Long Season - plant after Early Wonder (June )for fall crop, 80 days to maturity. Harvest form Sept. |
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Beet
Early Wonder
| 24 | 5" | 3" x 7" | One sowing Service day for harvest end May beginning June. Replace with "Long season" for Fall crop |
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Beet
| 14 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Beets are a heavy feeder and need to be fertilized at planting time, as well as a month later. If leaf miners are a problem for you in growing beets, the use of a floating row cover will offer nearly 100% protection. |
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Bok Choy
Joi Choi Hybrid
| 13 | 7" | 7" x 9" | Succession sow over acouple of weeks |
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Bok Choy
| 48 | 7" | 7" x 9" | |
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Broccoli
Calabrese
| 6 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | Use last years Calabrese seeds. Sow indoor end of June , transplant Early August for Fall crop |
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Broccoli
Atlantic
| 18 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | Start the seeds inside 8 weeks before the last spring frost. Transfer outside when the plants are 5 weeks old, lots of compost required. Not too much nitrogen. |
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Cabbage (Fall)
| 3 | 2' 9" | 2' 7" x 2' 11" | |
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Calendula
Calendula Mixture
| 2 | 11" | 9" x 1' 11" | |
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Calendula
| 1 | 11" | 9" x 1' 11" | |
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Carrot
Gold Pak
| 75 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Carrot
Early Coreless Or Scarlet Nant
| 32 | 3" | 3" x 5" | Early Coreless 75 days to maturity. Plant spring crop in cold frame from mid March. |
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Cilantro
Cilantro
| 5 | 7" | 5" x 9" | Sow early spring- frost hardy |
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Corn
South American Yellow popping
| 12 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 5" | |
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Corn
Indian Rainbow Ornamental
| 16 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 5" | Indian Corn is an ornamental mulicoloured corn.
its advantage is it's strong5-6' stalks which are good to support the lime beans.
100 days to maturity. Plant mid May. lots of compost. soaker hose to reduce mildew.
Alternative is popcorn which may not support lima beans. |
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Flower
Sweat peas
| 1 | 7" | 5" x 7" | |
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Flower
| 1 | 7" | 5" x 7" | |
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Leek
American Flag (Broad London)
| 26 | 7" | 5" x 11" | Start indoors Late Feb. Transplant when the size of a pencil, late spring.
Ready to arvest as soo as the students are back in Sept |
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Lettuce (Crisphead)
| 28 | 9" | 7" x 11" | |
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Lettuce (Crisphead)
Boston
| 5 | 9" | 7" x 11" | |
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Lettuce (Crisphead)
Great Lakes
| 5 | 9" | 7" x 11" | |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
| 50 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
Black Seeded Simpson
| 10 | 3" | 3" x 5" | Sow beginning April for end of May harvest, then again in August and succusseion for Sept/ Oct harvest |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
Black-Seeded Simpson
| 20 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Lettuce (Miners)
| 58 | 3" | 3" x 3" | |
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Marigold
Signet
| 11 | 7" | 7" x 7" | Signet marigold gron 8"-10 inches making it ideal for vegetable garden companion edging.
Start indoors 6 weeks prio to first frost so about April 1. |
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Onion
Yellow Sweet Spanish
| 28 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Onions may be planted 4 to 6 weeks (April 1)before the last spring frost. Or start indoors 8-10 weeks BLF(Early March) and transplant Mid April.
Thin your crop to one plant every 3 inches, using scissors to do so. By using scissors, you will not disturb the roots of the remaining onions.
105 days to maturity.
Stores well |
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Onion
| 28 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Onions (Green)
Evergreen Hardy White
| 48 | 3" | 3" x 3" | Plant Bunching Onion late winter (Feb for spring crop in cold frame and again in Early Sept for Fall crop. |
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Parsley
Dark Green Italian
| 7 | 5" | 3" x 9" | Slow to germinate 3 weeks
Soak the seeds overnight prior to planting-scarification |
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Peas
Alaska Garden Pea
| 30 | 3" | 3" x 7" | Alaska" 55 days to maturity sow as early as possible in March (St Patricks day March 17th) for some harvest before school's out |
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Peas
| 72 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
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Potatoes (Early)
| 6 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 7" | |
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Potatoes (Maincrop)
| 10 | 1' 5" | 1' 1" x 2' 5" | |
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Radish
Cherry Belle Organic
| 46 | 3" | 3" x 7" | Cheery Belle quickspring crop sow only 2 plantings , 1st planting last week of April, 2nd planting 10 days later. |
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Rosemary
| 2 | 7" | 7" x 7" | Transplnt into ground mid May. |
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Spinach
Giant Winter
| 16 | 7" | 5" x 11" | |
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Spinach
Bloomsdale Savoy
| 22 | 7" | 5" x 11" | Bloomsdale Savoy- very hardy and 45-50 days to maturity should give us a spring crop- out of the ground by the summer break.
Replace with "Giant winter" for fall crop plant Sept 1. |
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Spinach (New Zealand)
Tetragonia
| 6 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | Soak seeds for 24 hour prior tho planting, this is am ever bearing spinach that thrives in hot weather. Cotinue to pick leaves all growing season. |
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Squash (Winter)
Buttercup
| 2 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | 100 days to maturity. Plant mid/end May
Cover bed with black plastic as per previous corn/squash bed.
Soaker hose only |
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Squash (Winter)
Blue Hubbard
| 3 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | Mulch with black plastic. Do not water foliage.
Consider Pyrethrum to deter squah bugs.
Do not plant too early so end of May is good.
A Blue green squash that can wiegh 15- 30lbs!
Dense fine orange flesh |
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Swiss Chard
Rainbow Mix
| 8 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Swiss Chard
| 8 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Tomato (Large)
| 4 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | Heirloom Lovers variety selection |
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Tomato (Large)
Heirloom Lovers Variey selecti
| 5 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Tomato (Small)
Cherry Roma
| 5 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | Cherry Roma, 1" fruit long harvest season 75-80 days to maturity |
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